# A good set of generic questions...

Eric Mercer (mercer@seqaxp.bio.caltech.edu)
Sun, 19 May 1996 18:44:54 PDT

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    >Has anyone attempted to write a web gateway based on frames?  I've been
    >thinking of doing this for a while, but I have too many projects and don't
    >know enough about HTTP servers to do it yet.  The way I was thinking, any
    >page sent out by the MOO could look something like:
    >
    >           +----------------------------------+
    >           |    MOO's name in big letters     |
    >           +-----+-----------------+----------+
    >           |     |      Room       |   Room   |
    > Inventory--->   |   Description   | Contents |
    >           |     |                 |          |
    >           +-----+-----------------+----------+
    >           |  Menu bar and navagation icons   |
    >           +----------------------------------+

      There are three such systems I know of.  At SnowMOO
    (http://sensemedia.net/snow) , at MOOtiny ("http://spsyc.nott.ac.uk:8888/"),
    and at Diversity University MOO
    ("http://www.du.org/dumoo/autoconnect_form.html").  In the DU system, frames
    are used to implement a telnet Java applet in a separate frame from the web
    and VRML frame.  Too many frames, and you'll find most of your screen is
    taken up by frame-related impedimentia (too many damn borders and scroll
    bars), so a compromise is needed if you want to support the folks with
    smaller than 17" monitors.  Sometimes, using embedded multimedia (with VRML,
    for example) works better.  Naturally, I like the Diversity University
    implementation.
      The DU system is an addendum to the BioWeb system, which both DU MOO and
    BioMOO use.  Alex Stewart (Richelieu) wrote the Cup-O MUD java applet.
                           Eric Mercer  (EricM @ BioMOO and DU MOO)
    P.S. The WaxWeb system is pretty cute.  It's derived from the same
    Sensemedia System that MOOtiny and Snow were originally built on, but I hear
    they've modified it heavily.  Though I apologize for mentioning this, since
    it probably means a big set of "SenseMedia rules!" postings from the
    proprietor. :)